Bumbleberry Blog — Catherine Pooler Inks

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Scene building is such a great way to build a card, but the scene doesn't always have to take over the whole of the card. Masked ink blended whimsy scenes are great for creating a small scene that jumps off the card as though you've caught a moment in time.  I used the fun Need A Hand stamp set from Hero Arts and it comes with some beautiful whimsy underwater stamps. Paired with ink blending and white space you have two modern whimsy cards!  Written and photos...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Beautiful cards don't have to take ages to make, and when you pair die-cutting with rainbow ink blending you get a match made in heaven. This quick and easy card with die-cutting uses a beautiful rose wreath from Altenew, and it is so soft and delicate with so much detail. I used it to create a beautiful CAS card with a simple bold sentiment to make a striking yet elegant card. The trick to the soft blending - the new Altenew ink blending tool.  Written and photos Quick...

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team.  Pencil colouring over coloured backgrounds - Timeless Tulipsvideo tutorial:   Pencil colouring over coloured backgrounds - Timeless Tulips photos and written step-by-step:   The stamp set I'm using today is the Timeless Tulip stamp set from Mama Elephant. This has a lovely big floral bouquet of tulips perfect for colouring but also fits well on a 5 by 7-inch card.  To start off, I have trimmed a sheet of distress watercolour down into 4 and using one of the pieces for the background.  I have a...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Have you tried out the new mask stencil set from Altenew? You can create beautiful cards using these masked stencils even without the coordinating stamps and I'm going to show you how. Altenew Mask Stencil - Exotic Tulips video:   Altenew Mask Stencil - Exotic Tulips photos and written step-by-step: The masked stencil set I'm using is the exotic tulip stencil set from Altenew and I'm using ink-blending along with some Copic colour for added detail to create the first card. I adhered the masked stencil to some...